FBI Conducts Search at Home and Offices of Prominent LA School District Superintendent

Federal authorities executed a search operation on Wednesday concerning the superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), as federal officials disclosed to Fox News Digital.

The investigation focused on Alberto Carvalho’s residence in San Pedro along with the district’s central offices in downtown Los Angeles, according to LAUSD. Additionally, FBI agents conducted a search at a Miami property associated with the school leader, reported Fox 11 Los Angeles.

Ciaran McEvoy, representing the U.S. attorney’s office for the Central District of California, confirmed that the search warrants had been sanctioned by a judge. However, he refrained from disclosing further information about the investigation, citing the confidentiality of the sealed warrants.

Since early 2022, Carvalho has been at the helm of LAUSD, the country’s second-largest school district. His leadership was reaffirmed with a unanimous reappointment in September 2025.

LAUSD released a statement saying the district is fully cooperating with federal officials.

“We have been informed of law enforcement activity at Los Angeles Unified School District headquarters and at the home of the Superintendent,” it said. “The District is cooperating with the investigation.”

Early Wednesday morning, staff members at the LAUSD headquarters were reportedly evacuated as federal agents arrived to conduct the search, Fox 11 said.  

Footage captured multiple investigators, appearing to be FBI agents, going in and out of Carvalho’s home carrying various items, including a small suitcase and several cardboard boxes.  

Additionally, FBI Miami told the local outlet that a home in Southwest Ranches linked to Carvalho was also searched. The property has since been cleared, the station reported.

Federal officials appear to carry cardboard outside a home in California. (KTTV)

Carvalho, who came to the U.S. as an undocumented immigrant, is a progressive educator who has spoken publicly about protecting students from potential Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) actions at schools.

Superintendent Alberto Carvalho speaks during an event at the LAUSD headquarters in downtown Los Angeles on October 30, 2025. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Before moving to California, he spent 14 years leading Miami‑Dade County Public Schools, the nation’s fourth‑largest school district. 

The home of Alberto Carvalho, the superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District, is located in San Pedro, Calif.  (KTTV)

During his tenure, Carvalho faced scrutiny over a potential conflict of interest. In 2020, he helped secure a $1.57 million donation from a company that had a pending contract with the district, the Miami Herald reported. 

The funds reportedly went to an education nonprofit he founded, and the company’s online learning program, which was ultimately plagued with problems, was quickly scrapped.

FBI agents appear to be serving a search warrant at a San Pedro home linked to Alberto Carvalho. (KTTV)

In June 2021, the school’s inspector general determined that the donation, intended to benefit teachers, did not violate any policies but created the “appearance of impropriety,” the outlet said. The foundation was subsequently urged to return the funds, which reportedly had been distributed to teachers as $100 gift certificates.

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